Upper Sorbian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьlčica. By surface analysis, wjelk +‎ -ica.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɥɛlt͡ʃit͡sa/
  • Rhymes: -it͡sa
  • Hyphenation: wjel‧či‧ca
  • Syllabification: wjel‧či‧ca

Noun

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wjelčica f animal

  1. female equivalent of wjelk: she-wolf
    Wjelčica morješe jedne z wowcow muža.
    The she-wolf killed one of a man's sheep.

Declension

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Further reading

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